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the AMP— POSTED Issue 70

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PAUL SAUNDERS
February 15, 2025

"The We Got You campaign is a powerful step in prioritizing mental health and well-being of those who make the music we all love. Thank you to Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, and Noah Kahan for your advocacy and action to create a more supportive industry— together, we are showing artists they are seen, heard, and cared for.”
— Terra Lopez, Backline Community Manager 

Here's the list of posts in your New Music Lives™ Facebook .ComUnity this week.

• The 3 Hats Every Songwriter Must Wear (Pro Mindset!) from songtown .com— In this week’s SongTown Songwriting Podcast episode, multi-hit songwriters Clay Mills and Marty Dodson break down the 3 hats every good

• Happy Valentine's Data: Let Your Playlist Play Cupid from luminatedata .com— It's almost Valentine's Day, that special spot on the calendar where we cram a year's worth of love and appreciation into a single 24 hours!

• Romantic Song Lyrics to Share With Your Love This Valentine's Day from countryliving .com— Excuse us while we sing along to all of these.

• The Grammys Confirm that Rock is (nearly) Dead from queenkwong.substack .com— Now and Then… and Apparently Forever. When the most celebrated rock musicians in 2024 are still the same ones who had to dodge screaming teenage girls in the 1960s, it raises a question: Is rock music an evolving art form, or has it become a museum exhibit?

• New Music Lives™ Member Johnny J Blair: from his Singer at Large Music Page— STORY+ SONG OF THE WEEK: “Love That’s Here to Stay” —This song came to me as I was taking a break from a cruise ship gig, disembarking on the Caribbean Island of Eleuthera.

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... and here's the more...

• New Music Lives@ Member Tom Armstrong, Solo @ One World Cafe 
Moscow, Idaho! 21 February 2025 6 pm and On!

• Watching the Right Metrics from UpToEleven— Knowing which of your content resonates well with fans allows you to create more of the same, whether it's the format (long form video, article, micro content, etc.) or the topics you are sharing with them. In order to do that, you have to be watching the right metrics (numbers, analytics, dashboard, statistics, etc.).

• Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors on YouTube— Please keep the politics out of the comments and enjoy the music.Heart w/ Jason Bonham. 

• The MLC Songwriter Toolkit from shor. By— Are you an independent songwriter with music streaming on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music in the U.S.? The MLC may have money waiting for you!

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